Storm reports for May 28, 2017

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On May 28, 2017, 60 hail, 140 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 15 states. The largest hail reported was 3.00″ (teacup size) in Edwards County, TX.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (60)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $1.4 million in property damage, $0 in crop damage, 6 injuries and 3 deaths from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (206 events in 15 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• De Soto Parish, LA (near Trenton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 death · 2 injuries
  “A tree fell on a vehicle that was traveling west of Hudson Darby Road, just east of Highway 71. Louisiana State Police reported that a 21 year-old male passenger sitting in the rear seat sustained fatal injuries from the falling tree.”
• Red River Parish, LA (near Springville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · 1 death · 1 injury
  “A 66 year-old female and her dog were killed when a large tree fell on her home near the 100 block of Esperanza Road in Coushatta. Another person in the home sustained minor injuries.”
• Caldwell Parish, LA (near Hebert) · Thunderstorm wind 90 mph · 1 death
  “A large tree fell on a home on Templeton Bend Road in the Hebert community northeast of Columbia. The tree fell on an 18 year-old male inside the home, who died from his injuries. Numerous other trees were snapped along Templeton Road.”
• Cass County, ND (near Cotter) · Thunderstorm wind 60 mph · $10,000 · 2 injuries
  “A car was blown off Interstate 29 near Oxbow due to strong winds. The two occupants of the car were injured.”
• De Soto Parish, LA (near Kickapoo) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · 1 injury
  “A large tree fell on a home near the intersection of Highway 171 and Highway 5 in the Kickapoo community. A baby of unknown age and gender in the mobile home was injured but survived.”
• Gregg County, TX (near Spring Hill) · Tornado EF1 · $750,000
  “An EF-1 tornado with maximum estimated winds near 105 mph touched down along Pine Tree Road just north of West Cheryl Street northwest of Longview. The tornado proceeded south southeast through the Tenneryville area snapping and uprooting numerous trees in the area.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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